January 02, 2012, 8:33PM

Members of Activists for a Free Syria, a Washington, DC based group which aims to increase awareness of the Syrian people’s aspirations for freedom and democracy, raise the traditional Syrian flag as a show of unity and strength as the Syrian Revolution in their homeland moves closer to success.

January 02, 2012, 8:33PM

Members of Activists for a Free Syria, a Washington, DC based group which aims to increase awareness of the Syrian people’s aspirations for freedom and democracy, raise the traditional Syrian flag as a show of unity and strength as the Syrian Revolution in their homeland moves closer to success.

July 29, 2011, 7:17AM

An Egyptian flag drapes the crowd as thousands of Egyptians protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square, April 1, 2011. Thousands of people gathered on Friday in the square calling for ousted president Hosni Mubarak and members of his former administration to face justice. (Andrea Bruce/The New York Times)

March 23, 2011, 7:32AM

A man stands next to a damaged warehouse suspected of containing missiles which was destroyed in an allied bombing run near the port in Tripoli, Libya, March 22, 2011. Ground fighting raged in Libya on Tuesday and an American fighter jet crashed overnight in the first known setback for the international coalition attacking forces loyal to Col. Moammar Gadhafi. After...

March 17, 2011, 6:52AM

Smoke covers Pearl Square as riot police and military troops moved in to clear it of antigovernment protestors, in the Bahraini capital of Manama, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Two days after the king of Bahrain brought in 2,000 troops from Saudi Arabia and other neighboring allies, and the day after he declared martial law, his security forces rolled across the...

March 03, 2011, 7:54AM

Members of the Tunisian military hand out food to refugees that fled the unrest in Libya at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing Ras Jdir in Tunisia, March 2, 2011. International assistance began trickling though the Egyptian border into Libya on Wednesday, with medical supplies and assessment teams gathering at the border checkpoint here before heading into rebel controlled areas...

March 02, 2011, 6:55AM

Opposition fighters attend their first day of training at an overtaken military base in Benghazi, Libya, March 1, 2011. Col. Moammar Gadhafiís forces appeared to make little headway in a concerted assault on rebels in several cities around the country and in a sustained attack early Tuesday morning in the western city of Zawiyah. With escalating hostilities bringing Libya closer...

March 02, 2011, 6:55AM

Opposition fighters attend their first day of training at an overtaken military base in Benghazi, Libya, March 1, 2011. Col. Moammar Gadhafi's forces appeared to make little headway in a concerted assault on rebels in several cities around the country and in a sustained attack early Tuesday morning in the western city of Zawiyah. With escalating hostilities bringing Libya closer...

February 25, 2011, 7:36AM

Protesters celebrate atop a tank that was surrendered to the rebellion in Benghazi, Libya, on Feb. 24, 2011. Forces loyal to Col. Muammar Kadhafi were reported to be striking back in several cities surrounding Tripoli on Thursday, as rebellion crept closer to the capital and defections of military officers multiplied. (Scott Nelson/The New York Times)

February 24, 2011, 7:57AM

Auto workers and other union members protest outside the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Feb. 23, 2011. Thousands protestors were present Wednesday and praised the 37 Democratic lawmakers who have relocated to Illinois. Most Democratic members of the Indiana House of Representatives have decamped to avoid being forced to vote on legislation that would allow workers in private sector unions the...

February 11, 2011, 1:23PM

Anti-government protesters chant slogans against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak outside the heavily guarded presidential palace in Cairo, on Feb. 11, 2011. As protesters swarmed the streets Friday for what was expected to be the biggest and most volatile demonstrations in the three-week revolt, the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces issued a statement indicating that the military, not President...